Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 93

Chapter 93 Lucas: With Clayton

LUCAS

Challenge him. Rip him apart.

My wolf's snarling has occupied the majority of my short flight to White Peak, getting closer to the man who's tasted my mate in ways that he never should have.

My phone's off, because I don't know what I'll do if he calls.

The primal part of me is incensed, wanting to sink my teeth into his throat and tear it out, savoring every drop of the blood that spurts, content in knowing his soul has departed this world.

But the rest of me recognizes that Clayton is my friend and ally.

What am I supposed to do with all these fucking feelings tripping me up inside? Having Ava back is supposed to make everything easier. Make things simple.

In my absence, will she begin to doubt my words?

If she sees Clayton, would she choose me over him?

I don't have that confidence.

The fated bond between us is my only advantage. That, and the distance I can maintain between her and the alpha I trust with the honor of my entire pack.

I can never let her return to Cedarwood.

There's no way in hell I'll lose the little advantage I have.

down, I take a deep breath, trying to center myself. I know Clayton will be waiting at the airport to personally escort me to the Blackwood pack lands. I

wolf paces restlessly beneath my skin, eager for blood. I clench my fists, my nails digging into my palms as I fight to keep the shift

growls. She is ours.

may look at other alphas with

he usually knows better

not our mate yet.

my head tell me that he's unsatisfied with my reasoning, but he stops snapping for Clayton's blood, giving me some reprieve from all

shit. Even dealing with Blackwood was easier than all the bullshit I have to deal with in my head and

as I exit the terminal, an overwhelming assault on my sensitive nose. Sweat, perfume, fast food—it all mingles into

Clayton.

mate, my wolf snarls, hackles raising.

I growl back, wrestling my primal side under control. We

Clayton, schooling my features into a mask of calm. But as our eyes meet, I can see it in his face, in the tense set of his shoulders. He knows. He

he greets, his voice

in my mouth. Anger flares hot in my veins, the urge to lash out, to demand

her? Why did it have to be

more pressing

of unspoken words hanging heavy between us. As we

take

my voice deceptively calm. "As soon as you

wheel. "I only just found out myself. I came as soon as I could to

like a slap in the face. Like he isn't here to get a chance to

bitch, just won't stop. Clayton really is here to help. He's been helping this entire time, hasn't he? There's

my wolf growls again, the memory of Ava's confession ringing in my ears. He had his

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